Newspaper-vending machine



. UNITEDfSTAernsf *OFFICE WILLIAM y B. ,Novartis AND 1.rosnrii is. N oanis, orl ',cnicne'o', ittrnoisl EWS P-APERNENDI'NG MGHINL;

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 553,761, dated January 2s, ieee.`

. 4 Appliatien'led FebruaryZS ,To ctZw/tom tJnag/,cnceruf 2 Be it known that we,=WI,.LIAMB NoBRis and JOSEPHS. NORRIS, citizens of theUnited States, residing at Chicago, in the count'yfof Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain Improvements inl Newsp'aper'fVending Machines, of which the following isa' specification. .f.

- Our invention relates to coin-operated de, vices, and has for its object the productionj of a new and improved,coin-operated'mechanism that maybe used forany of the purposes such devices are now ordinarily employed for.V

A further object of our invention is to com bine such coin operated 4mechanism with other suitable mechanism so as to form a coin-g operated newspaper-vendingmachine.

Our invention is illustrated in the accom' panying drawings', wherein- Figure 1 is a sectionahplan view. Fig. 2 is a vertical section on the line 2 2 `of Fig. l.; Fig. 3 is an enlarged detail of the coin-open. ated mechanism. Fig. 4 is a section on' line et 4 of Fig. ,3 with parts broken away. Fig. 5 is a view of a number of machines arranged for delivering a series of papers. Fig.` (ijs a view similar to Fig. 4 with the parts differently disposed. e

Like letters refer to like parts throughout the several figures. c

The operatin g mechanism andthe material to be delivered are placed within the case A; Journaled inthe sides ofthis case are'rthe' rollers B and B', the peripheries ofwhichare provided with the'pins B2 p The rollers, B and B are provided with the gears Vor pinions B3 B4, which areiconnected by the intermef diate gear,;B5, to which is fastened the handle BG. These gear-wheels would in practice be placed withinthe case A, so as to be con-V cealed and sheltered thereby. By this arrangement the rollers B and B will both rotate in the same direction. It is of course evident that these rollers vmay be connected together in a different manner from that shown and -that they may be operated by other meansthan the crank or handlejB.

The roller B is provided with a cam C. A reciprocating bar C is located so as to be engaged by said cam when the roller B is revolved. Said bar is kept in contact with the roller .by the spring C2. A second reciprocat- ,Sieeei stating. '539,3412 No modus the springD, so `that its Vend normally rests in; thej notch D?A on k said rollr, and thereby locks` said, rollerv againstv rotation vby coming inj contact withjthe v,uppeniedge' Dofv said notch. L'lhe outeru end D .of vthebarl) projects acrossthe ,pathl of the bar O and is provided with a Ihole D, into which thev bar` C may pass vwhen moved forward. Y A holefD is located so thatit will" be between` the .end of the bar C andthe end D? of the bar l) when the'parts are inV their normal'positionj This hole is of such size that when vthe coin for which the machine is set-a nickel, for eX- ample-reaclies a position opposite the end of the bar G/,it canO'o no farther but remains fin that position until the crank B is moved. X'Vhen the coin is inthis position it covers the hole Dv1 in the end Dfgof bar D. A movd bar,.D, is pressed toward the rolleifB bly K' able slide E is located beneath Kthe coinfopening D75, so thatfits end maybe moved out beneath' such opening. A pin E is adapted to close the coin-opening D5 when inserted in theL hole E2.

f The operating-coin is placed in the slide or chute F. Y The papers to bedelivered are supported upon the rollersB and B and the platform G. The papers are preferably pressed tightly against theroller B by the weight G, which works looselyin guides in the sides of the vcase A, so as to move downwardly as the papers are removed. A movable plate or slide lH is'placed just back of the opening H', through which the papers are delivered, so that the size ofthe opening through which the papers are to pass can be regulated to correspond with the thickness of the paper. The slide H may be vcontrolled in any-convenient manner. As shown .inV the drawings itis provided with a spring-catch H2, provided with a point adapted to enter holes in the piece H3. The slide H is preferably provided at its lower end with grooves, as shown, so as to allow the papers to be gradually moved upto the open ing. A tray I is placed at the bottom of the case A, so as to receive the coins that are placed in the machines.,y Said case A is-,provided at its rear with the door l. It will also be noticed that a portion of the surface of each of the rollers B B is not provided with pins.

Fig. 5 hows an arrangement for delivering ZOO any desired paper of a series and consists of a number of machines placed one above the other, the whole preferably being made in one case. The names of the different papers will be placed near the several coin-chutes, one near each chute, so that the .purchaser willknow which opening to put his coin in in order to receive the desired paper.

The device when made for actual service will take some such form as shown in Fig. 5.

K is the coin by which the device is operated.

le have described the several parts of our device in detail, but itis evident that we may greatly modify them in form, construction andarrangement, without departing from the spirit of our invention. lVe therefore do not wish to be limited to the construction shown.

The use and operation of our invention are as follows: Then the several parts are in the positions shown in Fig. 2 themachine is ready for operation. If now the crank B6 is turned the cam C forces the bar C forward, Vthe end o'f said bar passing through the holt-3D", Fig. 4, in the end D3 of bar D. The motion 'of said `roller is stopped bythe upper edge D7 of the notch D2 coming in contact with the bar D, andhenee the machine cannot be operated. If no'w a coin is placed in the coin-chute it passes along said chute until it comes opposite the hole D'i in the end D3 of the bar D, and then it stops. If now the crank vB is turned the bar C', when forced forward by cam C, instead of passing through the hole D4, strikes'the coin K and moves said coin and the bar D forward, (see Fig. 4,) so that it will be out of the way of the edge `D7,and hence said roller is left free to rotate. As the crank is rotated the pins B2 B2 on said rollers en gagethe lower paper and force it out of the opening G. After the edge D7 of notch D2 has passed the end of 'bar D 'thefcam C releases the bar C and the -cam drops down into the tray I. D now forces bar D against the periphery of the roller B', and when the notch D2 'comes opposite said bar it is forced into said notch and againlocks the machine. The rollers B B will generally be of such size that one revolution willnot be sufficient to force the entire paper out of the opening H', and hence that portion of the roller B upon which the papers normally rest is freefrom pins, so that the paper can be pulled out after having been forced through the opening H by one revolution of said roller. A copper cent, being smaller than a nickel, will pass `through the opening D5 into the tray below, and will not operate the machine. If, however, it is desired to have the machine operate when a cent is placedin the coin-chute, the pin E is placed `in the hole E2. The cent then rests on said piuand the machine will operate in themanner described above. If it is desired to have the machine operate when two pennies are placed `in the slot, the slide E `is moved out beneath the opening D5. The first penny passes down the chute until it strikes the end of said slide and is there stopped. Its

upper edge is below the opening D?, (see Fig. 6,) and hence the bar C is free to pass through said opening, and the machine cannot be operated. l'f new a second penny is placed in the chute, it passes down until it strikes the iii-st penny and there stops. This second penny now covers the openin g D4, and hence when the crank BG is turned the machine will be operated and a paper will be delivered. It will thus be seen that by this arrangement wevcan easily and quickly set the machine for a nickel, a cent, or a two-cent paper. This allows the same machine to be used for a cent or a two-cent paper on six days of the week and a five-cent paper on Sundays. The opening vthrough which the paper is delivered can be varied by moving the slide lill.

l. A paper-vending machinecomprsing a case containing the papers a roller upon which the `papers are normally supported, a locking-bar associated with said roller so as to vnormally prevent its rotation and .provided at one end with an opening, a movable bar having itsend oppositesaid opening and adapted to be moved by a deviceassociated with the `roller said latter bar being normally moved through said opening so as `to Vmove independent of said locking-bar but adapted to be connected by the operating-'coin with said locking-bar soas to -movesaid lodkingbar andfree the roller.

2. A paper-vending `machine comprising a case containing the papers, `a roller upon which the papers normally rest, said roller provided with pins adapted when the roller is rotated to engage the lowerpaper and move it forward through an opening in the case, a reciprocating locking-bar associated with said roller so as to prevent its rotation but still allow it to be moved or rocked a short distance, a reciprocating bar adapted to be moved lby a cam on said roller, said reciproeating bar being normallymoved `independently of said locking-bar, but adapted to be connected by the operating-coin with said locking-bar so as to move said @latter bar and freethe roller.

A paper-vending machine comprising a case containing the papers, a roller upon which the papers normally rest, said roller provided with pins adapted when the roller is rotated to engage the lower paper and move it forward through an opening in the case, a lockingbar associated withsaid roller so as to prevent its rotation but still allow itto be moved or rocked a sli-ort distance and provided with a proj ectingend at an angle to the main portion of the bar, and opening in said projecting end, a reciprocating bar located at the side of the locking-bar with its end opposite the opening inthe projecting end of said locking-bar and adapted to be moved by a cam on said roller, said reciprocating bar being normally moved independently of said locking-bar and through the opening in the IOO' IIO

553,761 Y Y n' l s' end thereof, but adapted to be connected loyA the operating-coin with said locking-bar so as to move said latter bar and free the roller7 and ineans Without said case byvwhioh said roller.

may be moved so as to force one of the pa pers through the case. I

4. A paper-vending` machine comprising a case containing the papers, a roller upon which the papers normally rest, said roller provided ywith pins adapted when the roller is rotated to engage the lower paper and move it forward through an opening in thecase, a locking-bar associated with said roller, so as to prevent its rotation but still allowr it to loe moved or rocked a short distance, a reciprocatingjbar adapted to benove'd by a cam on said roller, said reciprocating bar being norinally moved independently of said lockingbar, but adapted to be connected by the operating-coin with said looking-bar so as to move said latter bar and free the roller, and means associated with said reciprocating bar and locking-bar by which the device may be jeasily arranged to deliver papers of different prices.

WILLIAM B. NORRIS. JOSEPH S. NORRIS.

Witnessesg DONALD M. CARTER, FRANCIS M.` IRELAND. 

